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Soon to be studying history at Birkbeck. I like books, Early Modern culture and pretending to be a Tudor on the weekends.
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Tremendous woodcut from a 1560s London, anonymously printed, reformist tract by William Turner (STC 24356) TRUTH chastised by SUBTLETY while held captive in stocks with a rope about its neck in the grip of TYRANNY

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Ugh. Go to @jorvikviking.bsky.social instead, they have real people who know loads. Or one of the re-enactments - @kentwellhall.bsky.social had Vikings last weekend - where you will get a much richer multisensory experience and there will be people doing real things. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Some of the more extravagant hands in Augustino De Siena’s writing book. Taken from my beautiful handbound facsimile by Merrion Press. The original copy was in the British Library at the time of printing and was published in 1568. #earlymodern #historicalhandwriting #printinghistory #calligraphy

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

My writing a few months ago. Augustino De Siena’s writing book is a beautiful piece of handwriting history

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Found a dope game table today. It's 500 years old so hopefully they'll sell it to me on the cheap.

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This illegally issued cedola, or receipt of a betting slip, for the papal #conclave of 21-24 April 1585, was undersigned by the Medici ambassador to Rome (👀), who wagered 100 gold scudi on the victory of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. (+ a blank version for all your #papalelection betting needs ...)

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Prayer books in the Middle Ages & early modern period were used by people over generations. Personal objects, they are commonly the site where ppl left notes about important events, as here, in a late 15th- or early 16thC hand which wrote in the November calendar page , "My Moder departed to God."

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Beautiful woodcut decorative devices, in some of our early modern books for auction this week. #rarebooks #books #antiquarian #woodcuts #earlymodern #woodcutwednesday #booktwitter #printhistory #bookhistory #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...

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May Day coming up! There will be a mummers’ play, May Queen, and dancing round a maypole. So much fun! Also lovely food & cake in our tearoom. And house, gardens, crafts. Mayday festivities 3-5th May, www.kentwell.co.uk #mayday #maypole #mayqueen #spring #folklore #daysout #bankholiday

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